Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, stage 6 summary

Stage 6 : Mar 23, Almacelles - Valls, 178.7 km

1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 3.55.46
2 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
3 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
4 Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
5 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
6 Julien Simon (Fra) Sojasun
7 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha
8 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha
9 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team
10 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling


Changes in GC, stage 6 compared to stage 5 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+18 Alexsandr Dyachenko
+17 Martin Kohler
+12 Maciej Paterski
+12 Lawrence Warbasse
+11 Pim Ligthart
+9 Nicki Sorensen
+9 Michal Golas
+9 Daniele Ratto
+8 Tim Wellens
+8 Cedric Pineau

Biggest losers by position :
-19 Travis Meyer
-17 David Zabriskie
-17 Fabrice Jeandesboz
-17 Peter Kennaugh
-17 Ryder Hesjedal
-16 Guillaume Bonnafond
-15 Rafael Valls Ferri
-14 Laurent Mangel
-14 Wesley Sulzberger
-13 Jose Rujano Guillen
-11 Carlos Verona Quintanilla

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:07 Simon Gerrans
+0:03 Gianni Meersman
+0:01 Samuel Dumoulin

Biggest losers by time :
-10:23 William Clarke
-10:05 David Zabriskie
-10:05 Laurent Mangel
-10:05 Travis Meyer
-10:05 Yannick Eijssen
-10:04 Ryder Hesjedal
-8:06 Karsten Kroon
-7:52 Peter Kennaugh
-7:46 Carlos Verona Quintanilla
-7:46 Christian Knees
-7:46 Christian Meier

Favourites by position :
+3 Rigoberto Uran Uran
+2 Denis Menchov
+1 Jurgen Van Den Broeck
-2 Thomas De Gendt
-17 Ryder Hesjedal
-17 David Zabriskie

Favourites by time :
-0:03 Rigoberto Uran Uran
-0:03 Jurgen Van Den Broeck
-0:03 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver
-0:08 Thomas Danielson
-0:08 Robert Gesink
-0:08 Michele Scarponi
-0:08 Bradley Wiggins
-0:13 Steven Kruijswijk
-0:13 Denis Menchov
-1:31 Thomas De Gendt
-10:04 Ryder Hesjedal
-10:05 David Zabriskie

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Daniel Martin 26:16:22 (unchanged)
2 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 0:17 (was 2nd at 0:14)
3 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas 0:45 (was 3rd at 0:42)
4 Bradley Wiggins 0:54 (was 4th at 0:46)
5 Michele Scarponi 0:55 (was 5th at 0:47)
6 Robert Gesink 1:07 (was 6th at 0:59)
7 Przemyslaw Niemiec 1:18 (was 7th at 1:10)
8 Thibaut Pinot 1:26 (was 9th at 1:23)
9 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 1:28 (was 10th at 1:25)
10 Peter Stetina 1:30 (was 8th at 1:17)
11 Thomas Danielson 1:41 (was 11th at 1:33)
.....
32 Rigoberto Uran Uran 6:52 (was 35th at 6:49)
.....
36 Thomas De Gendt 8:12 (was 34th at 6:41)
.....
41 Denis Menchov 10:54 (was 43rd at 10:41)
.....
50 Steven Kruijswijk 15:22 (was 50th at 15:09)
.....
83 Ryder Hesjedal 31:59 (was 66th at 21:55)
84 David Zabriskie 32:00 (was 67th at 21:55)

Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Cristiano Salerno (was 1st with 109 points)
2 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas 51 (unchanged)
3 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 45 (unchanged)
4 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau 41 (was 7th with 27 points)
5 Nicolas Roche 36 (was 4th with 36 points)
6 Daniel Martin 30 (was 5th with 30 points)
7 Karol Domagalski 28 (was 6th with 28 points)
8 Carlos Verona Quintanilla 27 (unchanged)
9 Bradley Wiggins 26 (unchanged)
10 Christian Meier 26 (unchanged)

Retirements to date : Stage
Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 6
Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Sojasun 6
Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural 6
Moreno Hofland (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 6
Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ 5
Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre-Merida 5
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team 4
Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team 4
Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team 4
Jack Bobridge (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 4
Jetse Bol (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 4
Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4
Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano 4
Robert Wagner (Ger) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 4
Tarik Chaoufi (Mar) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4
Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team 4
Allan Davis (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 3
Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Sharp 3
Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Lotto Belisol 3
Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida 3
Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ 3
Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol 2
Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack Leopard 2
Total retirements : 23


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